Never Not Married

Meeting the Demi god

Edward faces the tall walls of the Bridges family.He flashed back on the last encounter he had with his friend.Edward needed no wife,he only need someone to bring his household back to life and also perhaps warm his bed.He figured he didn’t want an appropriate maiden rather he chooses someone who would probably be barren till death.

He waves his carriage man off,haven informed him of his plans.His friend Richard had insisted on following him but he knew it will give him no stress to acquire what he wants.

He knocks on the wooden door and it got opened by a maid who looks in her late forties.

“Oh Mr Pollock,Good day sire”The maid bowed a little.

“ Come sire,Mr Bridge has been waiting along with other family members and of course…her”The maid smiles at her last words.

Edward rather took the situation unpleasant,he isn’t the type of person who crakes jokes or find any funny.With a stern look,The maid which is Mrs Brooklyn,the assistant head maid knew she would have made a mistake with her little joke.

He kept mute till the maid stopped in front of a tall large door and then she opens it revealing a big library stacked with books all through.He saw Mr Bridge seated behind a desk,his wife Katherine seated on the couch situated at the right hand of the room and beside her there’s a Blonde who looks about five years younger than his friend had described the maiden who is going to be his future wife.He eye searches the room but there’s no one else there.He started wondering if his friend had described her wrong or maybe he stepped into a wrong household.

“You must be wondering if your bride is here,well she isn’t…I will like to discuss somethings with you before you will get to see her”Mr Bridge motioned for Edward to sit on an empty seat opposite him.

Edward takes off his hat,greeted everyone with a nod and then have his seat.

“You should have concluded everything with my assistant,I didn’t come here for discussion Mr Bridge,we settled everything on your agreement”Edward is a man of class who would give no pretense.He commands,demands and gets what he wants.

“Am sorry if am going back on my words but I needed to be sure if you hadn’t made a mistake of choosing my daughter,you see,I have two daughters unmarried and I wondered if it’s really Bernice you wanted”Mr Bridge waves a hand to Bernice so she could come stand by his side.

Edward stays quiet for a while,he bows his head and groans with irritation.

“Are u saying I chose wrong and you are trying to throw an unripe at me”With saying this,Ferdinand knew he would tried to play a game with a man he shouldn’t dare to.He had only heard of his unpleasant manners but it was worser than he would have imagined.

Mr Bridge clears his throat and then summoned his wife and daughter out.

“Am sorry if I had upset you,I never imagined someone would have a liking to Helena,never in this life time”Mr Bridge said.

“That’s because you think so,my choice isn’t to be badmouthed and I will like if you wouldn’t say no more about this”

“Would you like a cup of tea”

“No sugar”Edward is getting impatient but he figured that was why his friend had insisted to come along with him.Mr Bridge called in the head maid to request for the tea and then for Helena,Mr Bridge whispered something silently to the maid but Edward cared less to listen.If he knew he would have been kept waiting for so long,he would have told Richard to come instead.

After what seems like a thousand years,the door creaks open revealing a maiden who had fit his friend’s description.Tall,a little dark skinned and definitely not a blonde.She’s a brunette,blessed with a sparkling brown eyes.Edward isn’t the type to look women up twice but he did and he found himself staring.Never would he imagined he could get attracted in seconds without seduction.

He then stop regretting he were the one to come see his bride.